{
  "id": 10646858,
  "title": "Saudi services exports fall 16.5% in Q2 2026 as imports rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/saudi-services-exports-fall-16-5-in-q2-2026-as-imports-rise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T08:29:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/business/ltbo9fudn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the second quarter of 2026, Saudi Arabia's services exports decreased by 16.5%, reaching 59.5 billion riyals, as reported by the General Authority for Statistics. This decline was primarily driven by a 23.6% drop in travel services exports, which amounted to 33.8 billion riyals. In contrast, services imports rose by 8.4% to 120.8 billion riyals, compared to the first quarter. The increase in imports was mainly attributed to a surge in transport services, amounting to 34.1 billion riyals, and travel services, valued at 25 billion riyals. Other services such as business, construction, government, insurance, pension, financial, personal, cultural, recreational, maintenance, repair, telecommunications, information, computer, and intellectual property usage services also saw significant increases.",
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia’s services exports dropped 16.5% in Q2 2026, while imports rose 8.4%, according to the General Authority for Statistics.",
  "key_points": [
    "Saudi services exports fell 16.5% to 59.5 billion riyals in Q2 2026",
    "Travel services exports dropped 23.6%, totaling 33.8 billion riyals",
    "Services imports increased 8.4% to 120.8 billion riyals"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Saudi service imports rise 8.4 percent to SR120.8 billion in Q2 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/saudi-service-imports-rise-8-4-percent-to-sr120-8-billion-in-q2-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:57:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}